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		daj95376
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:34 pm    Post subject: Puzzle 10/01/04 (B) | 
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				 	  | Code: | 	 		   +-----------------------+
 
 | . 9 3 | 7 . 4 | 6 . 8 |
 
 | 5 2 . | . . . | 4 . . |
 
 | 8 . . | . . . | 3 . . |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | 6 . . | 2 . . | . 3 1 |
 
 | . . . | . 3 . | . . 2 |
 
 | 2 . . | . . 7 | 8 . . |
 
 |-------+-------+-------|
 
 | 3 8 6 | . . 1 | 2 . . |
 
 | . . . | 8 . . | . 4 . |
 
 | 4 . . | 3 9 . | . . . |
 
 +-----------------------+
 
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		arkietech
 
 
  Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 1834 Location: Northwest Arkansas USA
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				 Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:41 am    Post subject:  | 
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				ugly two steps
 
 	  | Code: | 	 		  x-wing 7
 
 *-----------------------------------------------------------*
 
 | 1     9     3     | 7     25    4     | 6     25    8     |
 
 | 5     2     7     | 6     8     3     | 4     1     9     |
 
 | 8     6     4     | 159   125   29    | 3     257   57    |
 
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 
 | 6     57    589   | 2     4     589   | 579   3     1     |
 
 | 79    4     1589  | 159   3     5689  | 59    567   2     |
 
 | 2     3     159   | 159   156   7     | 8     56    4     |
 
 |-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
 
 | 3     8     6     | 4     57    1     | 2     9     57    |
 
 | 79    15    29    | 8     267   26    | 15    4     3     |
 
 | 4     17    25    | 3     9     25    | 17    8     6     |
 
 *-----------------------------------------------------------*
 
(9=7)r5c1-(7)r5c8=(7-2)r3c8=(2-5)r1c8=(5)r1c5-(5=7)r7c5-(7)r8c5=(7-9)r8c1=(9)r8c3 
 
=> r456c3,r8c1<>9
 
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		tlanglet
 
 
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				 Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:23 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Somehow, my first two moves completed the puzzle. What a way to start the new year.
 
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  kite deletes 5 from r7c5,
 
(7=5)r3c9 - (5)r1c8 = (5)r1c5 - (5=4)r4c5 - (4=7)r7c5; r7c9<>7.
 
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Ted    
 
 
[daj edit: corrected typo on elimination value.] | 
			 
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		arkietech
 
 
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				 Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:52 am    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | tlanglet wrote: | 	 		  Somehow, my first two moves completed the puzzle. What a way to start the new year.
 
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How did I miss that? There is also a sky 5    
 
 
Amen on the start. | 
			 
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